Twihards, Gleesters, and Senior Stress
on Nov 19, 2009 in Admissions Applications College College Admissions Education Family Life University admission dance Glee transcripts Twilight you are all but required to agonize over where you will apply. Unfortunately getting your applications submitted doesn’t usually ease your burden in the least. Apart from the stress about whether or not you’ll get admitted (more on that soon) yo...

Parent involvement: a fowl affair
on Nov 12, 2009 in Admissions College College Admissions Family High School Life Parents University admission application college visit Education We've been trained by the schools to BE INVOLVED. Not surpsingly, this leads to repeated questions wondering just how involved parents should be in the admissions process. Very.

Essay advice from a high profile guest
on Nov 3, 2009 in Admissions Applications College College Admissions Education Life admission application essay Essays Grades So bottom line - predicting what any reader may like in an essay is like trying to guess who will like a particular movie or flavor of ice cream.

Early admission…trick or treat?
on Oct 29, 2009 in Admissions Applications College College Admissions Deadlines Education Life University college admission early admission university admission I think that many of you underestimate the potential of actually ENJOYING picking a school – of getting more than one admission and being able to take some time, compare your choices, and make an informed decision, rather than rushing the process.

Who gets the worm?
on Oct 21, 2009 in Admissions Applications College College Admissions Deadlines Education Family Life University early decision As in life, being early has plusses and minuses in the admissions process. Fortunately the colleges and universities all got together many years ago to create a series of terms and policies to clarify all of these issues. When that got too confusin...

Admissions NEXT BIG THING
on Sep 23, 2009 in Applications College College Admissions Education George Mason University High School Life University Admissions Family Facebook YouTube application twitter So now we’re the first university to incorporate YouTube into our application process. And just maybe we found THE NEXT BIG THING. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go tweet about it. Be seeing you.

Comments, questions, feedback? Let me hear it!
on Aug 28, 2009 in Education We’ve been getting quite a bit of email feedback and questions, which go to our central in-box then get forwarded.  Many of the questoins are off topic from my postings, so my staff members (tired, I suspect, of having to forward those emails)...

Comments, questions, feedback? Let me hear it!
on Aug 28, 2009 in Education We’ve been getting quite a bit of email feedback and questions, which go to our central in-box then get forwarded.  Many of the questoins are off topic from my postings, so my staff members (tired, I suspect, of having to forward those emails)...

Admissions Article as Teachable Moment
on Aug 26, 2009 in Education I was on vacation with my family this week when my seven-year-old son overheard one of his cousins calling another member of the family a “tool” and asked me what that meant. I tried to explain that the term “tool” can be used to suggest that...

Admissions Article as Teachable Moment
on Aug 26, 2009 in Education I was on vacation with my family this week when my seven-year-old son overheard one of his cousins calling another member of the family a “tool” and asked me what that meant. I tried to explain that the term “tool” can be used to suggest that...